The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-19

is supposed to be q longstandihg one.
Shaerer, who was dischat ging lumber from
a scow, deliberately walked UP to where
Muir was standing and stabbed him repeat
eddy. Shaerer then threw his knife into
the. water and quietly gave himself up.
~ination eleven stabs were found between
the neck and lower part OF the body. 8sss
Oscar B.. Farnham, Of Boston, aged fifty
years, OF the firm OF Holt, Adams e Co.,
attempted suicide by taking rat poison.
hanging himself to a gas fixture and turn
ing on the gas. He is a So, 900 M bezzler.
and when pressed to explain certain
transactions refused.
Jefferson Davis has written a review Of,
Gen. Wolseley's Life Of Gen. Lee.n Mr..
Davis takes exception to many OF the Eng
1ishman's statements, and while not fnd-,
ing fault with the superlative opinion Of Gen.
Lees military ability, he shows very plainly
thathe considers Gen. Wolseley's criticisms
OF other Southern leaders unjust and un-.
warranted. .. L.
A bill forming a state constabulary to
enforce the liquor law was passed by the
Michigan house and given Immediate effect.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the governor OF state marshal, at a salary
OF $1,000, with power 60 appoint a force
OF deputy state marshals throughout the
state, who are charged with the duty ofen-
forcing the liquor law, and are paid by
the counties. The practical effect Of the
law is to Jake all prosecutions from the.
prosecuting attorneys and other local Off.
GERS and give them to the state. @
There is trouble ahead for a number OF
county seats in Dakota. "A law of last,
winter provides that new elections for the
location of county seats may be held in
all the counties where the original or pres
emit location was made by less than a.
majority vote. This is likely to raise par
tlcular cain in a good many places.
The private bank of T. R. Heard, Rich
mond. Va, has failed. Liabilities $64,.
900; assets $62, o0o.
At Billings, Mont. a fire broke out in a
range OF frame buildings on Minnesota
avenue, totally destroying M. B. Rade-
makers saloon and damaging adjoining
buildings. The fire is supposed tt have
been OF incendiary origin. i
A postofice has been established at
Mount Carmel. Cavalier county. Oak.
Pensions granted: M~innesota-D. Calla-
CHAN, st. Paul; j. Frey. La Crescent; P.
Quiggle (deccased), Pelican Rapids; Z. G.
ow. Dakota-H. C. Thorpe, Bridgewater;
O. Lund, Vermillion;D D. Stewart, Arlington;
D. Weekly, Millett; J. Hyde, Vermillion; e.
Brown, Canton, j. Morton, Bridgewater.
The czarina has donated 100, 600 rou-
bles to Gen. Gresser, project OF st. Peters
burg, in recognition OF his services in frus-
trating the recent plot against the cars
life, and the car has granted him a pension
OF 5000 as a reward for his services in ar
resting nihilists. l.
Up to this time fourty-four railroad com.
panies have filed with the commission for
NAL petitions asking to be relieved from
section 4. Probably as many more have
been received and returned for further in
formation. A much larger number has
been received from trade organizations,
private corporations and individuals pro-
testing against the suspension OF section4
in particular cases. -.
The car thinks he will commute the SEN
tence OF the nihilist assassins.
Marquis Salisbury is to be made a duke
in a few days. .,.. El -'-
James Grant, the novelist, died in Lon
don. He was sixty-four years old.
The Mason City & Fort Dodge railroad,
in Iowa, has filed it's formal petition for
exclusion from the provisions OF the long
and short haul clause. The road is purely
a territorial road, but it crosses FIVE trunk
lines, and does a great deal o fbusiness with
them in freight for outside points.
Roscoe Conkling has been remarkably
fortunate in his real estate investments at
Washington.
Secretary Whitney has decided to order
the repair OF the United States steamship
Hartford, 10Y at Maria Island, Cal. ,
The wife OF Gen. Sheridanis quite serious
ly indisposed.
The debate on the Time-Dillon episode
in the house of commons ends, of course,
in favor OF the Tory government,
/ The total number OF deaths at Naniamo,
| II g. number 70 The TOWN 10 aaro1r ~
need OF assistance. =. .
F. c. Wade, OF the Winnipeg Free Press
editorial staff, was presented by Mrs. Wade
triplets-two girls and one boy. s.
Palmyra Wis., Special: Fifteen days
| ago Charles Winchester, half owner of the
| Williams & Winchester Palmyra Touring
mill, and who had a retail store in Milwau-
kee, left the dinner table, took his departure
from his boarding place with his work
clothes on and overcoat an his arm, and
has neither been seen or heard OF since.
His accounts are found all straight. His
habits were exemplary, and he was strict
~ temperate. He was an only son OF Mr..
| Winchester, OF the Whitewater firm OF VIM
chester & Partridge, and al engaged in
marriage to one OF W~hitewater''s fairest
daughters. His relatives, friends, and
business partner are almost distracted
over his Strange disappearance.
Col. Sam Ried OF Washington is che
| youngest man ever admitted to practice
before the bar of the United States su.
preme court. He is a son OF s.. G.. Reid, dis
tinguished as a naval officer in lS12-14..
Mr.. Kimball, superintendent of the life
saving service, says that there were more
wrecks, more rescues and more loss of lie
| the past year than in any year since the
service was organized.
Among the postmasters appointed are 8.
L. Fairlamb, who succeeds f.. e. Barber at
Rock Rapids, Iowa, andN.C {. Stanton, who
takes the place of Jonathan Maxson at
West Liberty, Iowa.
The President has appointed the follow
ing named postmasters: Henry w. Rob-
erts at Chester, ILL.,, vice II. B. Nesbitt, re-
| moved; L. L. Stark at Wheaton, ILL.,, vice
| w. l.. Wheaton, removed.
Queen Kapiolani and suite escorted by
the representatives Of the state. war and
navy departments, paid a visit this morn
ing to the Washington barracks, where q
special review OF the troops was held in
their honor.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa-Cot-
tage Hill, Gertrude Schroeder; County
Line, T. F. Clark; Maloy, w. r. Hart;
| Union Mills. M. M. Bradbury. Montana